what makes night within us may leave stars

cheerfully queer, joyously Jewish, she/her if it isn’t intersectional it isn’t social justice

[chutzpahchesed]

“you know what caring is in your heart.” this so much, and remember that it’s a strength.

[scarlct-vvitch]

grace, who has been alone for five minutes: oh my god. an alien! im not alone anymore! i hope he wants to be friends :)

rocky, coming up on 50 years of solitude, imprinting on grace in ways baby ducklings can only dream of: if you leave me to sleep where i can't watch your heart beat i am blowing up this tunnel with us both in it

[chutzpahchesed]

carlasosenko

I haven’t been able to get this casual antisemitic rant out of my head for days. The use of “American Zionists” as a clear synonym for “Jews.” The way one bad actor is somehow acceptably emblematic of an entire group of people. The way “Hasidic” is purposely garbled and transliterated in the subtitle as “acidic.” The way we are dehumanized into a nameless “them.” The way the tactics of white supremacy are used toward the end—we are not just content to steal from Black folks, we’re coming for white folks too. (It’s the eternal Jewish conundrum: We are too white to be victims, not white enough for purists. Never mind that we are not a monolith, and some of us, like me, have roots in Eastern Europe and Spain and Egypt and Iraq.) The way it’s clear this person either doesn’t know or doesn’t care that Jews have a long history of having our property stolen from under us, whether during the Inquisition or the Holocaust or any of the other countless times we’ve been forced out of our homes. I screen-recorded this video because I refuse to give the original poster the satisfaction of a repost, and because that person might take it down (though it had 15k likes last time I checked, and only positive comments). The way there is absolutely no proof offered to support any of the allegations of a global and local conspiracy. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: If you demonize an entire group in order to shine a light on injustice against another, you are not an activist, you are a bigot, and you are not helping anyone. Black-Jewish community relations are crucial in our collective fight against racism and antisemitism. This sickens me.

yeah, this is extremely unwell, historically inaccurate, and veers into full blown Nazi propaganda at the end.~16K likes.

[chutzpahchesed]

if someone you know supports a post like the video here, they are not your friend. I know how harsh that sounds and that it hurts, but no one should be expected to remain friends with people who are blatantly prejudiced and lost in conspiracy theories.

[chutzpahchesed]

I hadn't checked the stats on this because I knew it would depress me, but here it is.

over 56K likes now:

nearly 900K views:

the account that posted it:

[aint-love-heavy]

I know we talk a lot about the literacy crisis and the horrible anti-intellectualism happening rn but I think we need to talk more about how much of an entitlement complex the stupidest among us have developed

[lioryaakov]

[malte-laurids]

I’m so sorry for this yall!

[notaplaceofhonour]

turns out it’s not shofar away after all

[epicsause-official]

i recently found out what the * * * that sometimes separates parts of a text is called and youre never gonna fucking believe it

[gayhoediaz]

“it sounds like you’re justifying their actions-“ i am. they’re a fictional character. i’m okay with anything they do all the time. hope this helps.

[some-stars]

this shit from the comments is unironically so fucking sad to me. this is where we’re at now? “aren’t books supposed to have morals?” genuinely let’s all just pack it in and go home, we tried the whole “experiencing life and art at a greater complexity level than an eight year old can handle” thing and it didn’t work out, somebody break the news to oscar wilde, we’re done here. “books are meant to teach you something.” christ.

[napalm-waistcoat]

[regonym]

hope is a weapon, by @mumblesplash (x)

Project Hail Mary (2026) dir. Phil Lord, Chris Miller

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

it's healthy for academics to have professional feuds. enrichment activity

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

Holy shit. "The demese ef the Ne'enderthels: Wes lengege a fecter?" published in the Science magazine

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

short but sweet

[gigglepuffpixie]

[megamindsupremacy]

Lois buys Clark a "Not to say I'm Superman but Superman and I have never been seen together in the same room" shirt because it's the funniest thing she's ever seen and Clark wears it because it's also the funniest thing he's ever seen. They are made for each other.

[megamindsupremacy]

Superman has a shirt that’s identical except it says “Not to say I’m Clark Kent but Clark Kent and I have never been seen together in the same room” and he wears it as Superman to acknowledge the popular meme that he, the godlike alien, and that random reporter from Kansas are the same person. The internet think he’s the funniest person on Earth. Bruce hates him with his whole being because STILL NOBODY GUESSES HIS SECRET IDENTITY even though he’s WEARING a SHIRT that SAYS IT RIGHT THERE

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

Bruce Wayne once got called to jury duty and said he shouldn't be on the jury because he was Batman and had caught the guy going to trial. He couldn't lie about who he was, he was under oath! Bruce would think this was hilarious.

[scp-1296]

The thing is, I do want Netenyahu arrested. I do think he's a war criminal, and I do think Israel would be better off with him behind bars.

But I want the Israelis to do it. I want the Israelis to get a chance to handle their problems themselves. I want Netenyahu to have to confront the material harm that he's caused to his own people, and I want those people to have their justice.

I want Netenyahu to be brought to justice by the people he actually hurt, not some thirty year old New Yorker who thinks he knows better than Jews about antisemitism and feels entitled to speak over us about our own history for some goddamn reason.

[imthatboleyngirl]

Adding on as a Israeli,

Do I support the government? No.

Netanyahu and the collation have done more harm then good,

But hearing Mamdani say all of his 'oh I'm going to arrest Netanyahu' shit anger’s me deeply.

Who do you think you are?

You are a man doing it out of antisemitism and hatred. You openly admit you don't have the power to do so, you know you are just raising hate.

I want that man arrested because by allowing the ultra religious not to go to the army my cousins are still in combat, since October 7th they have been!

You want him arrested because your a raging anti semite who doesn't know our struggles and want to add to his own gain

[jewish-joy]

A very progressive group at my college just posted an infographic that states “ Zionists believe that Jewish people are indigenous to Israel” and I am losing my shit.

They said this in a post including that it’s okay to kill Zionists and they explicitly support all armed resistance

This is quite something. This is really quite the situation.

[funkopersonal]

wtf this is actually insane. this is... i dont even know what to say or how to describe it. its just... I cant quite believe this is what American colleges are coming to...

As a high schooler applying for colleges next year, this isn't making me too excited to go to college at all.

[snakelung]

"Zionists believe in historical fact" is a fascinating new reason to hate Zionists

[chutzpahchesed]

“This is why these conversations are impossible. You keep retreating into facts.”

I went to an anti-Israel dinner party. It did not go as planned.

They described it as “a safe space for difficult conversations.” What they really wanted was an Israeli who would sit quietly and confess.

[the-library-alcove]

I'm in awe that they think the BBC, of all media, is "justifying" it. The BBC is so institutionally antisemitic that they were repeatedly offered free resources--workshops, educational programs, etc--on how to be LESS antisemitic, and they turned the offers down every time.

[rosebramblewolf]

"Disagreement is welcome in the way vegetarians are welcome at a barbecue: theoretically, warmly, and without any intention of accommodating them."

that link has some very fine writing

[rose-in-a-fisted-glove]

"Slogan wearing a waistcoat" might be my favorite prhasing

[rabbiteclair]

auto immune disorders happen when the immune system ignores regulatory factors and begins attacking healthy bodily tissues, due to what scientists refer to as "sheer love of the game"

[echeveriia]

i’m starting a collection

[echeveriia]

the collection grows!!!!!

[echeveriia]

[questcult]

Don’t forget this one.

[pmamtraveller]

Mammal in a Sunday Dress, by Georgina M. Cox, 2026

[originalaccountname]

Mammal in a Sunday Dress explores the uneasy relationship between femininity, civilisation, and the animal body. At first glance, the figure appears modest and withdrawn. Her posture is composed, her gaze seemingly lowered towards her bare feet, recalling the conventions of nineteenth-century portraiture where women were often depicted as passive objects of observation. Yet as the viewer moves closer, the illusion collapses. Her eyes are not lowered at all. She is looking directly back. The delayed eye contact transforms the encounter. The viewer approaches believing they are safely observing a woman; instead, they realise they have been observed themselves. The work refuses the traditional power dynamic of portraiture, denying the comfort of anonymous spectatorship. Looking becomes a reciprocal act. For Cox, the painting considers humanity's persistent desire to separate itself from the rest of the animal kingdom. The title quietly undermines this distinction. A "mammal" is not another creature—it is us. The Sunday dress, rich with cultural associations of femininity, morality, and respectability, becomes an attempt to distinguish ourselves from nature. Yet clothing cannot alter biology. Beneath lace and ritual remains the same vulnerable animal body. The work also reflects on the historical relationship between women and nature. Across art, religion, and philosophy, women have repeatedly been positioned as closer to instinct, emotion, reproduction, and the body itself, while men have been aligned with reason, culture, and civilisation. Mammal in a Sunday Dress does not reject this comparison. Instead, it questions why proximity to nature has so often been treated as something lesser. Chiaroscuro isolates the figure within darkness, allowing the luminous dress to symbolise the performance of civilisation while the bare feet quietly return the body to the earth. Neither is presented as more truthful than the other. The painting exists in the tension between performance and instinct, refinement and biology. Mammal in a Sunday Dress ultimately asks a simple but unsettling question: if every layer of culture were stripped away, what would remain? Not a king. Not a saint. Not a gentleman or a lady. Only another mammal, looking back.

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[thelawfulchaotic]

Things to Practice Sending and Receiving

And yes, that means if someone doesn't actually say or believe one of the NOT THIS beliefs, you don't just pretend they do and respond like they're hostile anyway.

TRY THIS:

Oh, you use Tactic 1 to accomplish Goal A? I use Tactic 2. I recognize that you are an ally in this fight and would like to both teach you and learn from you in the interests of making Goal A a reality.

NOT THIS:

By choosing Tactic 2, I wholeheartedly condemn Tactic 1 as being actually more harmful than the evil we're fighting. It is both ineffective and actively evil. I am not allies with anyone who uses or supports Tactic 1 and their good intentions are not magic.

TRY THIS:

You focus on Issue A? I appreciate that your focus and experience have brought you additional context. I, too, have something that is My Shit and that I am eager to share about.

NOT THIS:

If you don't care about Issues B, E, F, Z, and N-Q, you are actually enabling the deaths of innocent civilians as we speak. Children. Babies!

By caring about Issue A when there are so many more important things in the world, you are a privileged ivory tower imperialist colonialist larva. Enjoy your bootlicking

TRY THIS:

Law has a concept encapsulated by the sentence "Reasonable jurists could disagree." This means that two people, both wise and learned, could approach a particular issue, and, with intellectual honesty and reasoned analysis, end up on opposite sides of an issue. It allows you to think the other side is wrong all you want, while still preserving the understanding that the other side is a human person who has reasons for choosing the way they have chosen.

NOT THIS:

I am the rightest person in the world. This is a terrible burden, but at least I can attack everyone else secure in the knowledge that they deserve it.

Again, sorry for being snippy about it yesterday. Though like, y'all try wearing a suit and being bored in a hot office and see what you do.

[spaceshipsandpurpledrank]

[mrcloudyfun]

Where is her award? She stayed in character for that whole thing!

[beardedmrbean]

She slipped a tiny bit near the end, but if you didn't know what was going on you wouldn't have caught it. 10/10 high quality spousal shenanigans

[loth-caatgirl]

she straight up villain laughed!